Laurel, here is a Christmas Gingerbread Cake With Maple Whipped Cream that appeared in the December 1998 issue of Bon Appetit Magazine (Page166)

Cake:

Nonstick vegetable oil spray
3 cups all purpose flour
2 tablespoons ground ginger
2 teaspoons baking soda
1-1/4 teaspoons ground cinnamon
3/4 teaspoon ground cloves
1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/3 cup minced crystallized ginger

10 tablespoons (1-1/4 sticks) unsalted butter, room temperature
1 cup (packed) golden brown sugar
3 large eggs
1 cup mild flavored (light) molasses
1 cup boiling water
2-1/2 teaspoons grated orange peel

Filling and Frosting

3 cups chilled whipping cream
1/2 cup pure maple syrup

1 tablespoon finely chopped crystallized ginger
Orange peel strips

For Cake: Position rack in center of oven and preheat to 350 Degrees F. Spray
10-inch diameter cake pan with 2-inch high sides with nonstick spray. Line bottom of pan with parchment paper; spray paper. Sift flour and next 6 ingredients into medium bowl. Mix in crystallized ginger.

Using electric mixer, beat butter in large bowl until fluffy. Beat in brown
sugar. Beat in eggs 1 at a time. Gradually beat in molasses, then 1 cup boiling water. Mix in grated orange peel. Gradually mix in dry ingredients.

Transfer batter to prepared pan. Bake until tester inserted into center of cake
comes out clean, about 1 hour. Transfer pan to rack and cool 15 minutes. Run
knife around pan sides. Turn cake out onto rack; peel off paper. Cool.

For Filling and Frosting: Beat cream and maple syrup in large bowl until stiff
peaks form.

Cut cake horizontally into 3 equal layers. Transfer 1 cake layer, cut side up,
to platter. Spread 1-1/2 cups whipped cream mixture over. Repeat layering with
1 cake layer and 1-1/2 cups whipped cream mixture. Top with remaining cake
layer, cut side down. Spread remaining whipped cream over top and sides of cake. Sprinkle crystallized ginger atop cake around edge. Garnish with orange
peel strips. Cover with cake dome; chill at least 1 hour and up to 6 hours.

Laurel, the picture of this cake is absolutely beautiful.